Google Nexus One Phone and Plugable’s Universal Dock
Posted on 27. Jun, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in udlfb
Sven Killig has posted a few more bits of his cool Google Nexus One USB host mode work, this time running with the Plugable Universal Docking Station.
Plugable UD-160-A driving 1920x1080 display and more, all from a humble Nexus One phone
This setup uses the udlfb DisplayLink Linux driver work from here (git.plugable.com) and a bunch of other components Sven has developed or pulled together, to turn the phone into a full computer with display, keyboard, audio and more. His video of this has gone viral (over 85,000 views). You can see the video and full instructions at Sven’s site. Very cool.
The photo above is of the Plugable UD-160-A Universal Docking Station, in use at Sven’s desk (the dock is laying on its side to better fit in the photo – Sven has removed the weighted bottom stand).
The Plugable dock is perfect for this kind of application with the Nexus One phone — it includes all the USB devices in one place, all with open source drivers. The dock has its own 2.5A AC power (see the USB dual-power Y cable plugged into the front USB A and back USB B ports), along with driving the 1920×1080 monitor (the big DVI cable in the back), and providing ethernet (above the DVI) and audio (in the front – he doesn’t have them plugged in in the pic).
So this all is great for geeks, but when will this work out of the box? Several comments on Sven’s work are messages like “Google! Integrate this into Android now!”
With Google offices near here, and with related USB terminal work on the same Plugable dock being funded as a Google Summer of Code project, it would be great to demo this and get things moving… Whatcha say, Google!?
Plugable UGA-2K-A In Stock
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in Windows
After being sold out for some time, the Plugable UGA-2K-A USB to VGA/DVI/HDMI Adapter is now finally back in stock. This adapter has the DisplayLink 195 chip inside, supporting up to 2048×1152.
For those that have been waiting — thank you for your patience!
Improvements in the new UGA-2K-A adapters include:
- Updated USB plug and play ID and strings unique to the Plugable UGA-2K-A
- Fix for a voltage problem with DVI connected monitors that occasionally required unplugging both USB and DVI to reset the device
- Groundwork laid for compliance with the “DisplayLink Certified” program
And all the great software compatibility features are the same, including automatic detection, download, and install of drivers via Microsoft’s Windows Update system for Windows 7, Vista, and XP. Mac and Linux compatibility are the same (see product page for limitations — there are important ones to note).
Thank you to all our customers who buy Plugable products! We really appreciate your support.
Google Summer of Code Work Kicks Off
Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in UD-160-A
Today is the kickoff of coding work for Google SoC 2010 projects.
We’re very excited about the Google funded project to refine USB multiseat on Linux, with the winning proposal from Lucas Nascimento Ferreira at the Federal University of Parana in Brazil.
In addition to providing mentoring, Plugable is also providing donated hardware for this project. Two Plugable Universal Docking stations with recent enhancements for use as a terminal, were just picked up by Lucas in Brazil today. By next month, we expect to have updated versions of the UGA-125-HUB for terminal use to send down.
For those interested in learning more and potentially following Lucas’ work:
And we’ll post periodic status updates here.
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